Foster County

administration
Foster County Courthouse in Carrington, listed on the NRHP as No. 80002911
US state :	North Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Carrington
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 1000 5th St North Carrington, ND 58421-1113
Foundation :	1873
Area code :	001 701
Demographics
Residents :	3343 (2010)
Population density :	2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1675 km²
Water surface :	30 km²
map

Website : www.fostercounty.com

The Foster County is a County (comparable to a local authority ) in the state of North Dakota of the United States . The county seat is Carrington .

geography

The county is located in east-east North Dakota and has an area of 1675 square kilometers, of which 30 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Eddy County , Griggs County , Stutsman County, and Wells County .

history

Foster County was formed on January 4, 1873 and finally organized on October 11, 1883. It was named after James S. Foster , an early settler and founder of the Dakota Territory .

Six buildings and sites in the county are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of March 23, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1880	37	-
1890	1210	3,170.3%
1900	3770	211.6%
1910	5313	40.9%
1920	6108	15%
1930	6353	4%
1940	5824	-8.3%
1950	5337	-8.4%
1960	5361	0.4%
1970	4832	-9.9%
1980	4611	-4.6%
1990	3983	-13.6%
2000	3759	-5.6%
2010	3343	-11.1%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000

Foster County Age Pyramid

As of the 2000 census , Foster County had 3,759 people in 1,540 households and 1,031 families. The population density was 2 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 99.02 percent white, 0.13 percent African American, 0.43 percent Native American and 0.05 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.37 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.19 percent of the population.

Of the 1,540 households, 31.0 percent had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.5 percent were married couples living together, 6.4 percent were single mothers, 33.0 percent were non-families, 30.6 percent were single households, and 16.0 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 26.2 percent of residents under the age of 18, 5.5 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 25.9 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, and 21.0 percent between 45 and 64 years of age 21.4 percent were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males. For every 100 women aged 18 or over there were statistically 95.8 men.

The median income for a household in the 32,019 USD , and the median income for a family was 40,469 USD. Males had a median income of $ 31,442 versus $ 19,750 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,928. 7.6 percent of families and 9.3 percent families lived below the poverty line. Of these, 10.9 percent were children or adolescents under 18 years of age and 12.4 percent were people over 65 years of age.

Web links

Commons : Foster County - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
↑ GNIS-ID: 1034223. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 104 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 23, 2018.
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011
^ Foster County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

47.46 -98.89Coordinates: 47 ° 28 ' N , 98 ° 53' W

[1] Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011

[2] GNIS-ID: 1034223. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[3] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 104 .

[4] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed March 23, 2018.

[5] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved February 17, 2011

[6] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 21, 2011

[7] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 21, 2011

[8] Foster County, North Dakota , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .